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This book is amazing and should be reprinted.

this book has really helped me in my research about the political situtation in russia. it will benefit any other student who has to do a research report on this topic.

This book is a collection of papers that address exactly what the title implies - how to analyze and measure situation awareness qualities of systems. The most obvious uses for this specialized human factors discipline is in safety-critical combat systems, with a good deal of the body of knowledge coming from military and commercial aviation. My perspective is different - I purchased this book to glean knowledge and techniques for application in the design of large scale IT systems management. I was not disappointed.

This three part, 16 chapter book starts with a brief introduction to situation awareness theory and concepts, and gives a synopsis of the current body of knowledge and state of the art.

Part II covers measurement approaches with nine chapters (each are individual papers written by experts in their respective fields), that cover topics ranging from the use of SA in critical incident reports to testing and metrics. I found two thirds of these papers helpful to my narrow purposes, which are outside of the SA field. That alone speaks highly of the book and the wide applicability of the material it addresses. Part III addressed special topics, and of the five papers I found four directly applicable to my learning objectives.

As I was reading this book it because apparent that SA is a topic that touches disciplines outside of the domain in which it's traditionally used. For example, a software game designer (which I am not) could learn much about developing user interfaces that maximize the user experience. On the business side, developers who design decision support systems would find many of the ideas and concepts extremely useful, as would any analyst or developer who is designing advanced user interfaces (hardware or software) for interactive systems. In my opinion this book is a hidden gem that changed my thinking and approach about situation awareness on a number of levels. I also recommend "The Power of Events: An Introduction to Complex Event Processing in Distributed Enterprise Systems" by David Luckham as a companion to this book for readers who are in software and hardware engineering disciplines

I have just purchased my third copy of The Staircase. My previous copies were never returned to me by the borrows but still found their way to our towns' school libraries. John Templer,previously a professor of Architecture at Georgia Tech is emminently qualified to write about all aspects of the staircase. The evolution,history and trivial facts of the staircase are fascintating reading for all ages. The pictures will draw you to continue reading. The topic was so intriguing, I found myself wading into the engineering specifications, hazards (including famous people who died on a staircase)and safety issues. I never ascend or descend a staircase without considering the depth of the tread and the height of the rise, the height of the handrail. What a terrific school project appropriate for the 12 year old and over set. I can see them measuring the dimensions of the stairs in their towns' public buildings, gathering statistics on accident and injuries on these stairs and asking the town fathers why this is so!

Presents a variaty of subjects in a concise and well defined manner. It unifies many methods like PCA, factor analysis, arma modeling and others. It is best suited to people with good math background for which too many words without exact definitions means nothing. I found this a problem in many factor analysis texts. Its only disadvantage is that the terminology is slightly different than the usual one. Overall, it is worth every cent of it !

Very recommendable either for a Ph.D. student interested in the history of emerging markets crisis or the scholar aiming to tell her students how modern theory and empirical tests are applicable to some stories like the Argentine one.

Not only is this book a magnific contribution to understand the monetary and banking history of Argentina, but also a contribution that informs present-day debates in macroeconomics (e.g. the choice of optimal exchange rate regime, various generations of financial and currency crisis, bank runs). The authors make a significant effort to formalise major stylised facts across different crisis episodes, through the lens of modern monetary and banking theory. Moreover, they offer a fresh look at issues concerning crisis management and resolution and policy evaluation in the "first" era of economic globalisation (1880-1914) as well as during the interwar period all the way down to the 1930's depression.
Modern tools help test the hypothesis laid out generally at the beginning of the theoretical framework introduced in each chapter. Ranging from accounting exercises (fiscal solvency, banking balance sheets, as a few examples)to cutting-edge time series econometric modelling, the evidence found by the authours sheds light on crucial empirical issues. Some examples may illustrate this point:
a) The Purchasing Power Parity assumption (PPP, in a single equation cointegrating framework);
b) Money supply and demand, and exchange rate determinants in 1884-1913;
c) The Internal-External Convertibility dynamics (phase diagram, Vector Error Correction Model estimation)

Finally, the lessons drawn by Della Paolera and Taylor are, in my view, very telling to the way Argentina got into the path to the collapse of the currency board 1991-2001.

If you design steel members and connections this book is an absolute necessity. It contains the standard AISC member properties, as well as standard specifications for connections. Most importantly, Vol I includes the complete LRFD design specification(s) (1993) along with 500 pages of detailed notes carefully explaining each section of the LRFD design method. I found the notes and design examples very useful, thorough and easy to follow in actual practice. AISC of course provides the same extensive design charts that were used in ASD, as well as expanded appendices for design practice and commentary for this "new" method. The only drawback is the typical supplement of errata for this printing.

This is the best reference for Systems Analysis, Economics and Linear Programming for engineers (and others) working on practical ("real") problems amongst the twenty or so I have read in the last twenty years. It also includes some non-linear analysis, which few engineers in practice will need, but which is occasionally useful. The descriptions are simple, clear and straight-forward and the examples are excellent. It does not include Karmarkar's revision to the Simplex method, but that is a minor inconvenience. Anyone involved in resource allocation should be familiar with the materials in this text. This is really a guide to the maximum use of limited resources.

The Tangent Factor is one of my favorite books, that is in my personal room. I would refer this book to as many people as I can. This was the best book that I have laid my hands on. that as been a lot of books before and after i read it. PHC @Hiram High School

Nuclear transcription factors are central in determining the behaviour of normal and leukemic blood cells. The present series of reviews are admirable for their brevity, clarity, comprehensive referencing and clear illustrations. They make mandatory reading for those needing to understand what is new and important in cellular hematology. -Donald Metcalf, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia